Join the Adventure!
Sometimes the best treats are unexpected! Yesterday (May 13), when Asher stepped off the bus at Pier 6, Ben was waiting for him to take him on an unexpected adventure in the sky. We have often seen the Hong Kong Observation Wheel from the window …
For the May Day (Labor Day) holiday on May 1, we flew for a long weekend trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Our adventure began at the Siem Reap airport when we filled out 4 sets of 5 different Cambodian entry forms (health declaration, immigration, customs, …
So it wasn’t a typical Mother’s Day Celebration!
This year after a yummy brunch at Classified (with Carrot Cake!), we walked through the Hong Kong Zoo on our way to catch the Tram up to the Peak
for a morning of optical illusions.
The Trick Eye Museum at the Peak in Hong Kong is a museum of photo sets staged to create optical illusions.
We all loved stepping into the scenes to create funny poses.
And we enjoyed making silly faces to create the emotions we would be feeling if we were really in those situations.
Some of the illusions made us seem to be a different size (click on the photo to enlarge)
Some involved animals (click on the photo to enlarge – and see Raquel’s head!)
Here are more of our favorite photos. Be sure to click on any of the photos that you want to see in a larger form!
I think this door on a random wall that I saw my first month in Hong Kong says it all! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
Unlike the US in which the currency is issued only by the US Treasury, currency in Hong Kong is issued by three different banks: Bank of China, Standard Chartered Bank, and HK Shanghai Banking Corp. So, the currency in Hong Kong can look completely different even …
One of the unique charactaristics of Hong Kong is the use of bamboo scaffolding for construction. Bamboo poles are tied together with plastic ties to create a multi-layered flexible scaffolding for the construction of everything from small store fronts to huge sky-scrapers. The most amazing …
Hong Kong is a festival of the senses! Every time we walk out our door in Hong Kong, we are treated with the surprise of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching something new. Sometimes it is for the positive and other times we just chalk it up to an “adventure”!
This post will continuously be added to as we experience new things. Asher was moved by this statue in front of one of our favorite new restaurants called “Monogomous”.
Forget seatbelt laws, especially for kids! (we had to specifically request a van with seat belts after our private tour company sent 2 different vans to drive us without them). But that was nothing compared with the motorbike helmet law for the local vietnamese. It …
Today (April 17) we went to the the New Territories in northern Hong Kong to see the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery–the trip to the monastery turned out to be as “interesting” as the temple….but more on that later. The monastery sits at the top of a …
We just spent 9 days over Spring break in verdant, motorcycle-filled Vietnam, from the smoking hot and humid south of the Mekong Delta to the cool, island-dotted north of Halong Bay.
The highlights of our trip were:
(1) the many modes of transportation
(2) The delicious Vietnamese food
(3) Our great hotels:
(4) Farming & Fishing
5) Winning prizes
(5) Seeing the Sights
(6) Making new friends
The lows of our trip was when Asher was grazed by a motorcycle as he darted across a road in Hue. Fortunately, he wasn’t hurt!
Check out the helmet law in Vietnam. All adults must wear helmets, but kids don’t wear them!!!
Can you tell what’s missing in this photo inside the lift of our apartment in Hong Kong? We live on the 39th floor. But, can you figure out which floor we really live on? So, unlike the US in which you rarely find a 13th …